California Housing

Change in Employed Workers per Housing Permit Issued by County

California county subdivisions with county-level change in employed workers per housing permit issued from 2014-2019.

The following analyses compare counties that grew in employed workers from 2014-2019 by whether the county issued more housing permits than the number of new workers (light grey) or less housing permits than the number of new workers (red).

The fastest growing counties issued the fewest housing permits per new worker.

Workers per housing permit ratio for each county. Counties are ordered from slowest worker growth (left side) to fastest worker growth (right side). Data is from 2014-2019. Analysis only shows counties that grew in workers from 2014-2019.

Population increased more in counties where workforce growth outnumbered issued housing permits.

Population change for counties grouped by Workers:Permits < 1:1 (permits outnumbered workers) and Workers:Permits > 1:1 (workers outnumbered permits). Data is from 2014-2019. Analysis only shows counties that grew in workers from 2014-2019.

Rent increased more in counties where workforce growth outnumbered issued housing permits.

Rent change for counties grouped by Workers:Permits < 1:1 (permits outnumbered workers) and Workers:Permits > 1:1 (workers outnumbered permits). Data is from 2014-2019. Analysis only shows counties that grew in workers from 2014-2019.

Cost of buying a home increased more in counties where workforce growth outnumbered issued housing permits.

Change in cost of buying home for counties grouped by Workers:Permits < 1:1 (permits outnumbered workers) and Workers:Permits > 1:1 (workers outnumbered permits). Data is from 2014-2019. Analysis only shows counties that grew in workers from 2014-2019.

Black and Latino homeownership grew slower in counties where workforce growth outnumbered issued housing permits.

Homeowner growth for counties grouped by Workers:Permits < 1:1 (permits outnumbered workers) and Workers:Permits > 1:1 (workers outnumbered permits). Data is from 2014-2019. Analysis only shows counties that grew in workers from 2014-2019.

Household income increased more in counties where workforce growth outnumbered issued housing permits.

Household income change for counties grouped by Workers:Permits < 1:1 (permits outnumbered workers) and Workers:Permits > 1:1 (workers outnumbered permits). Quintile is the American Community Survey variable that parses the distribution of incomes. Data is from 2014-2019. Analysis only shows counties that grew in workers from 2014-2019.

Household income grew faster in counties where workforce growth outnumbered issued housing permits.

Household income growth for counties grouped by Workers:Permits < 1:1 (permits outnumbered workers) and Workers:Permits > 1:1 (workers outnumbered permits). Quintile is the American Community Survey variable that parses the distribution of incomes. Data is from 2014-2019. Analysis only shows counties that grew in workers from 2014-2019.